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D. George Dixon

Professor

D. George Dixon specialises in aquatic toxicology and environmental risk assessment and management. Current projects include developing methods to assess environmental impacts of metals mining and oil sands extraction on aquatic organisms and their environment.

Professor Dixon is currently the Vice-President Academic & Provost for the University of Waterloo.

Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modelling of contaminant levels in fish.

Research

Professor Dixon has more than 35 years experience in aquatic toxicology and environmental risk assessment.

Throughout his career he has also served as an advisor on metal contamination issues to Environment Canada, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the Department of Justice (Canada), the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U. S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of Justice (US) and the World Health Organization, among others.

He maintains an active research program, which at present is focused on development of methods for environmental effects monitoring, methods of assessing the environmental risks associated with exposure of aquatic organisms to metal mixtures, and on the aquatic environmental effects of oil sands extraction in northern Alberta.

Teaching

Professor Dixon has developed and taught numerous courses in environmental toxicology and assessment. He is currently not teaching while he holds the position of Vice-President Academic & Provost for the University of Waterloo.

Highlighted Publications

Professor Dixon has authored more than 180 refereed publications. Recent publications include

Leung, J., Witt, J.D., Norwood, W. and Dixon, D.G., 2016. Implications of Cu and Ni toxicity in two members of the Hyalella azteca cryptic species complex: Mortality, growth, and bioaccumulation parameters. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.